Friday, June 21, 2013

Please Help!

It's that time! Please help us pick the cover for the next book. It's our first illustrated children's book, coming in January. Please vote which you like best for I AM AMELIA EARHART. A or B? (And yes, I always lose the vote).

I like "A" . Although I love them both, I like the fact that she is wearing her trademark scarf, and there is a red plane in the background. AE is usally associated with her red Lockheed Vega monoplane.. She did fly a yellow, "The Canary", biplane in her early days. Interestingly though AE pretty well always worn slacks as she didn't like her legs! Although AE looks likely she is having a great time in "B" it just doesn't have the same effect as A. My 2 cents forth..

I like A better but love that she is sitting in a plane in B. I don't prefer B because she doesn't look like a girl and her laugh is maniacal (as someone said previously). I am sure the book will be a success no matter which cover you choose because you are awesome!

I HAVEN'T READ THE BOOK..AND DON'T HER, IS THIS THE FIRST TIME TO GET'S TO FLY...IF SO I WOULD SAY A, LEAVE THE FLYING A SURPRISE..OTHER WISE THEY ARE BOTH JUST TO CUTE AND ADVENTURES..GREAT SALES ON THE BOOKS...

I showed this to my boys (6 and 5), and they say B. They said that A is about a girl and B is about a pilot. I think Amelia is more pilot than girl. And as a grownup girl, I think books about strong girls are good for boys and girls

I pick "A". Looks like she is on the way to making her dream come true........so cute with her arms spread out, ready to fly! Reminds me of a quote I had on a bumper sticker once: "If you were unfortunate enough to be born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing".

I love B! As someone who took his first job as a teenager, so that I could afford flying lessons, I feel that B shows the sheer joy and excitement that an aviation lover feels whenever he or she gets behind the stick!

Both are winners....but A you can see it is a girl wearing a skirt (I have a five yr old daughter and I cannot get her to wear anything but dresses..lol) I like B personally but A will be the winner and rightfully so!!!

"A" because she looks like a little girl who has always dreamed of flying. In "B" she looks like the 5th grade teacher who terrorized our elementary school -- a crazy, Hitler-esque despot. Not good. P.S. I love all your work!

A -- I think this is more likely to appeal to a young girl. A young AE running with her arms outstretched and a red scarf and a red plane.... I would've preferred it if she'd worn pants instead of a skirt :-) B makes her look like Calvin (of Calvin & Hobbes), not AE.

Definitely A! :-)Her smile is way better, it draws you in much more. I love the plane in the background, her trademark outfit, and your name is also more clear on cover A. Good luck with the new ventures, Brad!

At first I thought B, but then felt A shows her being more female with a skirt on. I want it to be appealing to girls because my daughter chose Amelia Earhart for her historical figure when she was five years old -- based on wanting a female who was not dead (was questionable if and when she actually died).

I don't like either one all that much, but A is better than B. A looks like a kid having fun, which would be appropriate for a children's book, while B just looks rather silly. Cartoonish is the word I saw someone else use to describe it.

MY 12 year old grandson says its obvious that b is it because shes driving an airplane DAA.I feel that As picture of the girland Bs airplane would attract the little girls who still believe that dreams come true.